| 词汇 | bad form |
| 释义 | bad formbad form 1 British EnglishBrE old-fashionedBAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONS socially unacceptable behaviour 不礼貌的行为 It’s bad form to argue with the umpire. 跟裁判员争辩是一种无礼的行为。 Examples from the Corpus bad form• The most terrible bad form. 5.• Tainting the courts with politics is very bad form, but apparently irresistible.• They need an exorcist to figure out what in the devil possessed them to return to their worst form from last season.• Like the institutionalized human being, it faces the problem of leisure in its worst form: it has nothing to do.• Wilful impediment of the sacred moves was not only ill-mannered, but the worst form of blasphemy.• He asked Billy what he thought the worst form of execution was.• We all now agree with Churchill's adage: democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.• Self-interest was the worst sin and slaveholding was the worst form of self-interest.• It's bad form to say "I told you so" when a friend ignores your advice and makes a fool of himself. → bad form at bad1(16) 2 old-fashionedBAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONS behaviour that is considered to be socially unacceptable 不合礼节要求的行为，不礼貌的行为 SYN bad manners It used to be considered bad form to talk about money. 过去，谈论金钱被认为是不礼貌的。 Examples from the Corpus bad form• The most terrible bad form. 5.• Wilful impediment of the sacred moves was not only ill-mannered, but the worst form of blasphemy.• We all now agree with Churchill's adage: democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.• He asked Billy what he thought the worst form of execution was.• Self-interest was the worst sin and slaveholding was the worst form of self-interest.• They need an exorcist to figure out what in the devil possessed them to return to their worst form from last season.• Tainting the courts with politics is very bad form, but apparently irresistible. → bad form at form1(1) |
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